Powder puff and method of making the same



June 11, 1935. E, U T 2,004,307

POWDER PUFF AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed Jan. 2'7, 1934 ATTORNEYPOWDER: PUFF AND METHOD THE SAME" ace OF MAKI Evangeline etrkhmmw m IApplication January 27, 1e34, serial N 708,595

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This invention relates to new and useful im provements in powder puffsand method of makingsame. a

Powder puffs mustbeboth inexpensive to produce, and free from roughedges which tend to irritatethe skin; I Ieretofore to produce powderpuffs at low cost and free from rough edges it has been the custom to'stitch the cloth puff members inbag' like form with the inside out; thento reverse the bag to expose thes oft faces of the cloth puifmembers,then topack; the bagtwith wadding and to stitch up the mouth of the bag.by hand to complete the powder puff. This method which hasbeen. employedfor. many years i is expensive because of the time necessarily con-'sumed. inreversing the ,bags, packing them,

and hand stitching the mouths thereof. To machine stitch the cloth puffmembers together with the soft faces on the outside is open toobjection. If the line of stitching is placed near the circumferentialedges of the cloth puif mem here it will irritate the skin when the puffis used, and the stitching will soon breakaway from the circumferentialedges and unravel. On

the other hand if the line of stitching is placed in from thecircumferential edges of the cloth puif members, it leaves free edges ofmaterial which makes the object unsatisfactory for use as a powder puff.Heretofore powder puffs when washed lost their shape and wereunsatisfactory for further use.

The object of this invention is a powder puff which is as satisfactorywhen used as the powder puif of the prior art, and a method ofmanufacturing said puff which is less expensive than the method of theprior art.

Another object is a powder retaining powder Puff.

Another object is a washable powder puff.

Another object is a sanitary powder puff display package.

Other objects will appear from scription.

In the drawing comprising but a single sheet the detailed deof eightfigures numbered Figs. 1 to 8 inclusive;

improved form Fig. 3 taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3, looking in thedirection of the arrows.

f Fig; 5 isan enlarged'detailed view showing the stitching. I V

.Fig. 6 is a vertical cross-section of Fig; 5. Fig. '7 is a frontelevation of a commercial packa age showing a series of puffs; and IFig. 8 is a perspective view showing the puff holding strip with onepuff in place.

. Like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral figures of the drawing. a

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 the cloth puff members Il andl2 "may be ofany suitable shape, but are preferably circular. The member Il maybe ofanysuitable fabric such as plush orpuif-velour of 'which pufls, arecustomarilyjmade; the mem-' her I 2'. may be of the same fabricor may bemade ofblanketmaterial, netting, or of any other form of fabric commonlyused in the, manufacture of powder puffs. The members H and I2 areplaced back to back and an edging of chenille I3, or soft tubing orother similar soft material (skin non-irritant), is inserted between theadjacent faces of the members II and I2 so as to be parand draws in themembers II and I2 at intervals as indicated at 23 (Fig. 5) to form aseries of scallops 24 (Fig. 5). The chenille I3 is partially exposedbeing drawn down between the circumferential edges of the members II andI2 at intervals (between adjacent scallops 24) and is over-stitchedatthese points as at 25 to lock the chenille in place. The puff membersII and I2 are so'stitched as todefine a peripheral guideway for holdingthe chenille I3 (see Fig. 6). The sinuous (zig-zag) line of stitching I4is performed by machine. Thescallop machine, shell machine, zig-zagmachine or other suitable stitching machine can be used for thispurpose. As the material is not turned in as in the bag construction, nomaterial is lost or wasted in this manner. The chenille l3 forms a verysatisfactory edging because it is not only soft and therefore anon-irritant to the skin, but it also blends with the plush orpuff-velour II, and diiferent color combinations produce many decorativeeffects. 'The scalloped edge 24 and chenille I3 also. tend to hold thepowder thus preventing it from falling offthe edge of the puff to thefloor. To preserve the shape of the puff when washed, it maybequilt-stitched as at I8I8 (Figs. 3 and 4), thereby sub-dividing the puffinto a plurality of small cells thereby preventing the wadding I1between the cloth puff members l5 and 16 from getting out of shapeduring washing. This makes it possible to wash the puff as often asdesired and extends its useful life to the life of the cloth puffmembers I 5 and I6.

It should be understood that one side (I5) of the puff (Fig. 3) may bevelour for smoothing down purposes, and the opposite side [6 may be ofblanket or net material to form a sifter or powder applicator. Differentshapes may also be used if desired.

The puff may also be provided with a ribbon bow attachment l9 (Fig. 7).This ribbon is useful for holding the puff when in operation, as Well asdecorative. A plurality of powder puffs l may be inserted in the opening22 of a puff holding strip 2 I, as shown in Figs. 8 and '7. The puffunit thus formed is then readily inserted in a suitable transparent ortranslucent envelope 20 of cellophane or the like and sealed toconstitute a sanitary commercial package of two or more powder puffs.The stitching l4 may be of the same color as the puff members II or inwhich event it is hardly visible to the eye, or it may be madeexceedingly decorative when used in contrasting colors. It should beunderstood however that no part of the stitching M will contact theskin. The scallops also tend to mold themselves to the curves of thefeatures facilitating the application and smoothing of the powder.

The wadding [1 may if preferred be quilt stitched to one of the clothpuff members only as for example ll (Fig. 1) or I5 (Fig. 3). One mannerof accomplishing this is to securely stitch the wadding I! to one clothpufi member IE only as for example the member I5 before stitching thecloth puff members I5 and I8 together by the sinuous line of stitching|4I4.

What is claimed is:-

1. A powder puff having the puff members placed back to back, an edgingof skin non-irritant material surrounding the peripheral edges of thepuff members and positioned partially therebetween, and a sinuous lineof stitching, passing through said puff-members and said edging andintersecting the circumferential edges of the puff members at equallyspaced intervals to define a continuous series of scallops surroundingthe edge of powder puff.

2. A powder pull having the puff members placed back to back, a waddingtherebetween, an edging of skin non-irritant material surrounding theperipheral edges of the puff members and positioned partiallytherebetween, and a sinuous line of stitching passing through said puffmembers and said edging and overlocking the edging and thecircumferential edges of the puff members at equally spaced intervals todefine a sealloped edge for said powder puff.

3. A washable powder puif having the puff members placed back to back, awadding therebetween, anedging of skin non-irritant material surroundingthe peripheral edges of the puff members and positioned therebetween, asinuous line of stitching passing through said puff members and saidedging and overlocking the edging and the circumferential edges of thepuff members at equally spaced intervals to define a scalloped edge forsaid powder puff, and lines of stitches traversing the surface of saidpuff members and passing through said wadding to subdivide the puif intoa plurality of .wadded cells thereby defining a quilted puff.

EVANGELINE BURKHART.

